Lyman, W. D. "An Illustrated History of Walla Walla County, State of
Washington."  W. H. Lever, Publisher, 1901. p. 424.

GEORGE DELANY

     farmer, 422 Rose street, Walla Walla, was born in East Tennessee in 1831.
When eight years old he removed with his parents to southwestern Missouri,
whence seven years later he set out on the journey across the continent to
Oregon, traveling by team. He resided in the Willamette valley, that state,
engaged in farming until 1858, then came to Walla Walla and turned his attention
to freighting and handling stock. His teams conveyed supplies into Montana and
Idaho, and he drove cattle into British Columbia. In 1880 he again became a
tiller of the soil, this time on an extensive scale, for he rented five
'thousand acres of land and purchased twenty-three hundred, the latter tract
being just over the Oregon line from Walla Walla. He is still farming and stock
raising in Yakima and Columbia counties.
    Mr. Delany has made his way in the world under difficulties, having been
denied all the school privileges ordinarily enjoyed by American boys, for he has
never been within the walls of a schoolhouse in session time. He has, however,
by his own efforts largely overcome these early disadvantages, and his industry,
good judgment and splendid business ability have enabled him to attain a success
in life which may well be the envy of many who have been much more unfortunate
in their early environment. He was married in Marion county, Oregon, in 1870, to
Olive Day, a native of Illinois, but an early pioneer of the west.  They have
six children, namely, Sarah, Roxie, Henry, Burton, George and Harvey H.


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